New romcom musical Hot Mess transfers to Southwark Playhouse Elephant.
Presented by Birmingham Hippodrome in association with Vicky Graham Productions, Hot Mess will run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from Thursday 16th October to Saturday 8th November 2025, following its Edinburgh dates at Pleasance Courtyard from 30th July to 25th August.
Created by the award-winning creative duo behind 42 Balloons, the pop musical reimagines the climate crisis as a tempestuous relationship between Earth and Humanity. Leading the production are acclaimed West-End stars Danielle Steers (SIX The Musical, The Cher Show) and Tobias Turley (winner - ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream). The powerhouse cast play the roles of Earth and Humanity respectively and tell a story of love, hope and the ultimate break-up.
After a billion years of bad dates, Earth’s finally found the one... Humanity. Sparks fly. Wheat is harvested. Technology flourishes. But what begins as a passionate love affair between the universe’s most iconic couple quickly descends into a Hot Mess.
Joining the team alongside 42 Balloons creative duo Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey are Tony and Grammy nominated Paul Gatehouse (Sound Designer), Joe Beighton (Musical Supervisor and Co orchestrator), Alexzandra Sarmiento (Movement Director), Shankho Chaudhuri (Set and Costume Designer), Ryan Joseph Stafford (Lighting Designer), Issie Osborne (Musical Director), Deirdre O'Halloran (Dramaturg), Lex Kaby (Intimacy Director), Charlie Smith (Associate Sound Designer), Caroline Mirfin (Costume Supervisor), James Ashfield (Producer), Vicky Graham for Vicky Graham Productions (Executive Producer), Finlay Carroll (Assistant Producer), Callie Barter (Stage One Trainee Producer), Emily Humphrys (Deputy Stage Manager), Christopher Ball and Emily Obasohan (Production Managers) with casting by Pearson Casting CDG.
Hot Mess is the first production from the UK’s only in-house New Musical Theatre Department at Birmingham Hippodrome to transfer to London.